500ml h2o, 50ml rubbing alcohol/ 2.5ml baking soda sloution for mites and mildew

[chronicvanisland]

Will this 552.5ml solution gunna be safe to spray on flowers? Just hard to not get on them, im worried it will hurt the trichomes, anyone tried this?

 

[SuperNutz]

I'd think the alcohol would wash away the trichomes. People use it to make cheap dabs.

 

[Mak'er Grow]

The alcohol with eat the buds/flowers...fine for veg tho if used right.
The baking soda will raise pH...well in water it does...so if it gets to the soil you could have pH problems.
I have used 850ml water + 150ml alcohol (50%) + 1/2 tsp dawn dish soap (original blue-no fragrance) for mites on vegging plants...then washed off with plain water after a few minutes and thoroughly flushed the roots.
I think you can use H2O2 and water for mildew.
Happy growing and good luck on your mite battle.

 

[f series]

Nevermind, outdoors.

 

[Renfro]

If you wanna treat for PM then use a product like potassium bicarbonate to raise the pH. Mix up your solution at 8.0 and add a surfactant like a tablespoon of dawn.

 

[chronicvanisland]

If you wanna treat for PM then use a product like potassium bicarbonate to raise the pH. Mix up your solution at 8.0 and add a surfactant like a tablespoon of dawn.

Using baking soda(sodium bicarbonate) it raises ph as well.

My question is if the 10% alcohol solution is going to do any major trichome removal/damage.

 

[Renfro]

Using baking soda(sodium bicarbonate) it raises ph as well as.

My question is if the 10% alcohol solution is going to do any major trichome removal/damage.

yeah but potassium is a nutrient so a little better option.

 

[Renfro]

My question is if the 10% alcohol solution is going to do any major trichome removal/damage.

Likely, I wouldn't advise it. If it opens up the trichomes then you will have the contents oxidized in short order.

 

[chronicvanisland]

yeah but potassium is a nutrient so a little better option.

Thanks for knowledge, will be switching to that most likely, apparently it works 25+% better than baking soda. Didnt know potassium bicarbonate existed.